2023 High School Reunion Tournament semifinal game 2.
Claire Sattler — a senior at Yale University from Bonita Springs, Florida
Stephanie Pierson — a junior at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill from Macon, Georgia
Justin Bolsen — a first-year student at Brown University from Canton, Georgia
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin | $3,000 | $6,200 | $8,400 |
$6,399
Finalist |
$12,600
23 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Stephanie | $1,200 | $4,000 | $5,200 |
$1,700
2nd place: $10,000 |
$5,200
11 R, 2 W |
| Claire | $1,600 | $2,600 | $8,600 |
$399
3rd place: $10,000 |
$10,600
13 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| HOW OFTEN DOES IT HAPPEN? | BOOK SEQUELS | HISTORY | QUOTABLE TV SHOWS | A LOT OF HOT AIR | "A"DJECTIVES |
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$200
[1]
A U.S. representative's re-election bid
every 2 years
Stephanie
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$200
[30]
Danny Torrance is still haunted by the Overlook Hotel in "Doctor Sleep", his sequel to "The Shining"
King
Stephanie
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$200
[2]
At Caracas in 1811 he said, "Let us lay the cornerstone of South American freedom without fear"
Simón Bolívar
Claire
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$200
[16]
"I'm not paying you to do stand-up, Mr. Squidward! Now get back to work!"
SpongeBob ( SquarePants )
Justin
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$200
[28]
1,875 watts of electricity power the Revlon Frizz Fighter, one of these
a hair dryer
Justin
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$200
[18]
This adjective derived from the name of Plato's school can mean "irrelevant"
academic
Stephanie
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$400
[12]
The Commonwealth Games are held
every 4 years
Stephanie
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$400
[29]
In the full title of a sequel, this is followed by "& What Alice Found There"
Through the Looking-Glass
Justin
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$400
[8]
In 1617 a British diplomat promised "calm & halcyonian days" just before this decades-long conflict erupted
the Thirty Years' War
Justin
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$400
[4]
"A Lannister always pays his debts"
Game of Thrones
Justin
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$400
[27]
There's a chill in the name of this device that blows heated air across the inside of a car's windshield
(the) defrost(er)
Justin
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$400
[26]
Meaning "open", when you leave a door this way, it sounds as if you've transformed it to glass
ajar
Stephanie
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$600
[13]
The same animal year returns in the Chinese calendar
every 12 years
Claire
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$600
[11]
His second part to "Don Quixote" includes jabs at an unauthorized sequel by one Alonso Fernandez de Avellaneda
Cervantes
Stephanie
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$800
[6]
In recent history, heannounced in December 2016 that he'd run against Vladimir Putin; as it turned out, a dangerous decision
Alexei Navalny
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$600
[3]
A classic of early TV: "Hello, friends, I'm your Vitameatavegamin girl"
I Love Lucy
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$600
[23]
In one of these, a propane-powered burner carried in the basket propels hot air into a nylon bag called the envelope
a hot air balloon
Justin
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$600
[25]
Greater than pH 7, it means capable of neutralizing an acid
alkaline
Justin
Claire
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$800
[19]
The appearance of the title Highland village in the musical "Brigadoon"
every 100 years
Claire
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$800
[10]
"Closing Time" is Joseph Heller's sequel to this satirical novel about the absurdities of war
Catch-22
Justin
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$1,000
[5]
In 1522 this "Magnificent" Ottoman man used more than 100,000 troops to besiege & finally capture Rhodes
Suleiman the Magnificent
Justin
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$800
[14]
"Advertising is based on one thing:Happiness. And do you know what happiness is? Happiness is the smell of a new car"
Mad Men
Claire
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$800
[21]
In 1742 this Founding Father invented the "stove" that bears his name, a metal-lined fireplace that radiates heat
Franklin
Justin
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$800
[24]
Be! Be! This, not in the physically threatening to others sense, but in the determined go-getter vibe
aggressive
Claire
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$1,000
[20]
A jubilee year as recounted in the book of Leviticus in the Bible
every 50 years
|
$1,000
[9]
This seemingly Utopian land is the title of an 1872 Samuel Butler work, which he "Revisited" in a 1901 sequel
Erewhon
Justin
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DD
$1,400
[7]
Between 1776 & 1783, Thomas Paine wrote "Crisis" papers, each signed with these 2 words from a familiar early pamphlet
Common Sense
Justin
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$1,000
[15]
Dr. Alex Karev:"You made me love you, you made me let you in & then you freakin' died in my arms"
Grey's Anatomy
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$1,000
[22]
These popular kitchen appliances that cook crispy food without oil are basically small convection ovens
air fryers
Stephanie
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$1,000
[17]
It's "tru", you're this, devoted to the welfare of others
altruistic
Stephanie
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| THE TECH BEAT | SEA HERE | STUDY: GUIDES | POP MUSIC | MORE THAN ONE MEANING | PIVOTAL WOMEN |
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$400
[27]
A relational one of these systems presents the information to be stored & retrieved in rows & columns
a database (a matrix)
Justin
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$400
[4]
The Amundsen Sea lies along the western side of this continent
Antarctica
Justin
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$400
[25]
In 1836 Edward Davy had all the elements to put out an "Experimental Guide to" this field
chemistry
Justin
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$400
[12]
Turn up the music, specifically her "About Damn Time", the lead single off her 2022 album "Special"
Lizzo
Justin
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$400
[29]
A gift, or here & accounted for
present
Justin
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$400
[30]
(Melinda French Gates presents the clue.) After her historic victory in 2020, sheacknowledged women who fought & sacrificed so much for equality & liberty & justice for all
Kamala Harris
Claire
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$800
[26]
In 2019 South Korea was the first country to adopt this in its mobile network, logically a 25% improvement
5G
Claire
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$800
[5]
The Timor Sea is an eastern extension of this ocean
the Indian Ocean
Justin
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$800
[16]
Want guide to write good? "The Elements of Style", your go-to, by these 2 men (currently rolling in graves they in)
Strunk & White
Claire
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$800
[11]
In 2021, shewon the inaugural Music Icon Award at the People's Choice Awards
Christina Aguilera
Stephanie
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$800
[23]
Thick-headed or the type of angle seen here
obtuse
Claire
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$800
[28]
(Melinda French Gates presents the clue.) After surviving attempted murder at just 15, two years later, this courageous Pakistani activist for girls' education became the youngest Nobel laureate
Malala
Justin
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$1,200
[24]
A word plus 3 letters, this product from OpenAI is eerily good at traditionally human tasks like writing essays
ChatGPT
Claire
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$1,200
[6]
Muscat is a port on this sea that shares its name with a big peninsula
the Arabian Sea
Justin
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$1,600
[14]
Take the very scenic route with "The A.T. Guide", a handbook for hiking this 2,200-mile path from Maine to Georgia
the Appalachian Trail
Justin
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$1,200
[1]
Ricky Martin had a hit with "Livin' La Vida Loca", while this British group topped the charts with "Viva La Vida"
Coldplay
Claire
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$1,200
[8]
A homogeneous mixture, or the answer to a problem
a solution
Claire
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$1,200
[21]
(Melinda French Gates presents the clue.)Victimsof sexual abuse, violence & harassment have raised their voices & made it easier for others to do the same through this movement, founded by Tarana Burke
MeToo
Justin
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$1,600
[19]
Brightspace is a system schools use to provide remote classes, like SNHU & the U. of this state capital, online since '89
Phoenix
Claire
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$1,600
[7]
It's bounded by historic Thrace to the north & Crete to the south
the Aegean Sea
Claire
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$2,000
[13]
A guide app from this "Society" is free & has info on 800-plus species of North American birds, which should keep you busy
the Audubon Society
Stephanie
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$1,600
[2]
In a No. 1 Michael Jackson hit, "She's just a girl who claims that I am the one, but the kid is not my son"
"Billie Jean"
Justin
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$1,600
[9]
Stuff your face, or a deep valley or canyon with steep sides
a gorge
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$1,600
[20]
(Melinda French Gates presents the clue.) After inspiring millions to join a global climate strike in 2019, this Swedish activist was named Time magazine's Person of the Year
Greta Thunberg
Stephanie
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$2,000
[18]
If it were founded today, National Geographic might be National this "Geo-" adjective, tech including 3D mapping & remote sensing
Geospatial
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$2,000
[17]
More properly a lake, this Central Asian sea has shrunk dramatically, due to diversion of its water for irrigation
the Aral Sea
Justin
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DD
$5,000
[15]
From 1936 to 1967 this "colorful" guide aided African Americans in traveling safely during segregation
the Green Book
Justin
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$2,000
[3]
According to Billboard, the top holiday artist of 2022 was this a cappella group who have been singing together since 2011
Pentatonix
Stephanie
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DD
$2,000
[10]
A list of passengers on a ship, or to become visible or obvious
manifest
Claire
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$2,000
[22]
(Melinda French Gates presents the clue.) Depicted in the movie "Hidden Figures" & described as one of NASA's "human computers", thisma them atician overcame institutional racism & sexism doing the complexcalculationsthat put America's first astronauts into space & on the Moon
Katherine Johnson
Stephanie
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An 1869 presidential pardon was granted to this man, due in part to a plea by the Medical Society of Harford County, Maryland
Dr. Samuel Mudd